Family : Creediidae (Sandburrowers)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Saddled sandburrower
Fish Name : Chalixodytes tauensis
Max size : 4.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 30874)
Environment : reef-associated ; depth range 1 - 10 m
Climate : tropical; 16°N - 25°S
Global Importance :
Resilience: Distribution: Distribution : Pacific Ocean: Christmas Island in the eastern Indian Ocean to the Mariana, Marshall, Samoan, Tuamoto, and Pitcairn islands. Recently reported from Ouvéa Atoll, Loyalty Islands (Ref. 13236). May be conspecific with Chalixodytes chameleontoculis of the western Indian Ocean.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 35-37; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 36-38. Scales present on back, in front of the dorsal fin.
Biology : Occurs in loose coral sand of shallow exposed seaward reefs and sandy shorelines to a depth of at least 10 m (Ref. 1602)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Myers, R.F.. 1991. (Ref. 1602)

India country information
Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : questionable
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses